Asian Currents - Asian Studies Association of Australia

Books on Asia
New books from the ASAA series
Southeast Asia Series
The series seeks to publish cutting-edge
research on all countries and peoples of
Southeast Asia.
Women in Asia Series
The Women's Caucus of the ASAA
operates a publication series in
conjunction with Routledge that focuses
on promoting scholarship for women in
Asia.
The East Asia Series
The series welcomes proposals on
subjects principally concerned with any
part of the East Asian region (China,
Japan, North and South Korea and
Taiwan).
South Asia Series
The series publishes outstanding research
on the countries and peoples of South
Asia across a wide range of disciplines.
Job websites
www.jobs.ac.uk advertises worldwide academic
posts.
http://reliefweb.int/ is a free service run by the
United Nations to recruit for NGO jobs
http://www.aboutus.org/DevelopmentEx.com
has a paid subscription service providing
access to jobs worldwide in the international
development industry.
https://h-net.org/jobs/home.php is a US-based
site with a worldwide scope. Asia-related jobs
(mostly academic) come up most weeks.
http://www.aasianst.org/ is the website of the
Association for Asian Studies (AAS). New job
listings are posted on the first and third Monday
of each month. You must be a current AAS
member to view job listings.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/jobs_ho
me.asp is The Times Higher Education
Supplement.
http://www.comminit.com/global/spacesfrontpage
is the site of The Communication
Initiative Network.
http://isanet.ccit.arizona.edu/employment.html
is a free-to-access website run by the
International Studies Association.
Diary notes
‘Japan Design Today 100’, 29 July–16
September 2011, Sydney. An exhibition on
the evolution of Japanese design on everyday
products, at the Japan Foundation Gallery,
Level 1, Chifley Plaza, Chifley Square, Sydney,
Monday–Friday, 11am–4pm, Wednesday until
8pm. www.jpf.org.au.
TAASA Asian Arts Essay Prize, extension of
deadline. To celebrate its 20th Anniversary in
2011, the Asian Arts Society of Australia is
offering a $2000 prize for the winning essay on
an Asian arts topic. The final submission date
is now 1 August 2011, with the award
announcement on 31 October 2011. Inquiries
to Dr Ann Proctor at a proctor@bigpong.net.au.
The 2011 Herb Feith Memorial Lecture,
Monash University Melbourne, 2 August
2011, by HE Kirsty Sword Gusmão, 6 pm for
6.30 pm–8 pm, RSVP Monday 25 July,
2011,Eric Cheng, 03 9903 4616 or at
eric.cheng@monash.edu.
‘Living Histories’ 2011 interview series, the
Japan Foundation of Sydney. Interviews
include Sayuki, the Australian-born geisha, and
Testsu Kariya, Sydney-based author of the
Oishinbow manga series. Attendance is free.
Interviews will be held in the Multipurpose
Room, the Japan Foundation, Shop 23, level 1,
Chifley Plaza, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney, on the
following dates: 3 August: Christina Wilcox
and Peter Rushforth; 17 August, Sayuki; 31
August, Tetsu Kariya; 7 September, Dr
Christine de Matos and Kathy Wray; 14
September, Walter Hamilton and Alan Stokes;
28 September, Father Paul Glynn.
2011 Melbourne Conference on China, ‘The
city, the countryside and the world—China’s
urban and rural transformations and their
global connections’, 6–7 August 2011, the
University of Melbourne. Further information,
Dr Gao Jia or Dr Lewis Mayo, or from the
conference website.
Asian Art Institute of Australia (AAIA)
exhibitions, Sydney exhibitions and
presentations: Sunday, 2pm, 7 August 2011,
‗Collectors and collecting‘, presentation and
exhibition by Allan Rae and some collectors of
Asian art on what they collect and why. Phone
02 9660 0199. Weekend, 1–2 October 2011,
10am–5pm. Blue and white Chinese ceramics
from the Ming and Qing dynasties, a collection
of high quality blue and white Chinese
ceramics. Venue: 459 Harris Street, Ultimo,
RSVP by email or phone Larry Lucas mobile
0411 156 720 or AIAA 02 9660 199.Admission
free. More Diary notes page 29>>
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